Irawaty Wardany , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Mon, 05/18/2009 1:42 PM | National
A businessman testified in court on Monday that he had initially sought to be introduced to lawmaker Jhonny Allen Marbu, but was instead directed to Abdul Hadi Djamal instead.
Hontjo Kurniawan confirmed that he had asked Transportation Ministry official Darmawati Dareho to mediate between the two parties.
"Hontjo Kurniawan, as a commissioner of PT Kurnia Jaya Wirabhakti, told Darmawati Dareho that he expected to be appointed as developer for the ministry's stimulus program and asked her to introduce him to a budgetary committee member Jhonny Allen Marbun," prosecutor Edy Hartoyo said in his indictment at the Corruption Court on Monday.
The committee was discussing a Rp 100 billion (US$9.6 million) budget for infrastructure in Eastern Indonesia.
Edy went on to say Dareho had introduced the defendant to Abdul Hadi Djamal by phone instead and they agreed to meet on Feb. 23.
"On Feb. 23 Hontjo and Abdul met at Hotel Mulia at around 18 p.m. He asked Abdul to approve a budget proposal for the project and Hontjo told Abdul that he would provide Rp 3 billion to smooth the approval," he said.
The payment was made through Darmawati in three installments.
The first was made on Feb. 26 at Beautika Restaurant, where Hontjo gave Darmawati US$80,000 and Rp 32 million to be given to Abdul.
The second installment, amounting to $70,000, was paid later that day at the Sate Senayan Restaurant.
The last payment was made on March 2, when the defendant asked his staffer Taty Suhartaty to hand over $90,000 and Rp 54.5 million to Darmawati at a salon in Central Jakarta.
"At 7 p.m. Darmawati handed over the money to Abdul in his car," prosecutor Edy read on.
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) officials later arrested the defendant in the Sudirman area on March 3.
Hontjo and Darmawati were each charged with violating article 5 on bribery of the 1999 Anti-Corruption Law, an offense that carries a maximum sentence of five years imprisonment.
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Pontianak sees five new female councilors
Mon, 05/18/2009 1:42 PM | National
JAKARTA: Pontianak General Elections Committee chairman Viryan Aziz said Sunday that five women have officially secured seats at the Pontianak regional legislative council (DPRD) for the 2009 - 2014 period.
Aziz told kompas.com that the five female legislators were Uray Henny Novita from the Hanura Party, Dominica from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), Mardiana from the Regional Unity Party (PPD), Syarifah Yuliana from the United Development Party and Khoum Khiok Miang from the Democratic Party (PD).
He said the PD had secured 8 seats, Golkar 6 and PDI-P 5, while the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), PPP and PAN won 4 seats respectively in the Pontianak regional representative council. -JP
SBY, Boediono complete medical check-up
Erwida Maulia , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Mon, 05/18/2009 4:24 PM | National
Presidential candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his running mate Boediono completed their seven-hour medical check-up on Monday afternoon as part of requirement to contest the July 8 presidential election.
The pair is thus the last candidate couple having their health screened at RSPAD Gatot Subroto army hospital after Jusuf Kalla-Wiranto and Megawati Soekarnoputri-Prabowo Subianto had theirs earlier on Sunday.
"I consider this as a quite heavy test. We undergo almost seven hours of detailed and in-depth check-up, including on our mental health. We are now waiting for the result and hope we can pass the test," Yudhoyono told reporters after completing his medical check-up.
Indonesian Medical Doctors Association (IDI) chairman Fahmi Idris said the medical check-up consisted of 10 tests -- one mental and nine physical health tests, including neurology, eyes, heart and circulation system, digestive system, and urinology tests.
He said the doctors team conducting the tests consisted of 43 doctors; 29 from the IDI and 14 from the army hospital.
General Elections Commission (KPU) commissioner Syamsul Bahri said that the KPU was expecting to receive the results of the test on Tuesday.
In the meantime on Monday evening the commision plans to hold a plenary session to review the completion of requirements of all the presidential and vice presidential candidates.
